Weddings & Special Ceremonies
Contact our Lay Chaplains by using the form on the Contact page or calling our office administrator at 778-791-7952.
Beacon’s Lay Chaplains and Minister offer ceremonies that recognize and honour your personal traditions and values. They will plan with you and officiate for you to commemorate life’s important events.
- Marriage or Commitment Ceremony
- Celebration of Life, Memorial Service
- Coming-of-Age
- Child Naming
- Divorce Ritual
- Pet Memorial
- House Blessing
In order to incorporate your wishes, most ceremonies include an in-depth interview with you.
Fees:
- Weddings with rehearsal: $300
- Memorials: $300
- Other Rites: $150-$300
- Zoom Tech Support: $75 per ceremony
- Video and/or chat record: $25 per ceremony
- Travel: $0.60/km over 10 km
Sue Sparlin,
Lay Chaplain
Sue Sparlin is a local actor and singer. She has officiated in rituals which included practices from various faith traditions, blending them into a meaningful ceremony for the participants. In planning for your wedding or memorials she offers both an extensive choice of words and encourages you to include your own.
Janet Pivnick,
Lay Chaplain
Janet is a Unitarian ministerial aspirant, and is training to be a Spiritual Director. She says that “co-designing meaningful rites of passage and officiating at ceremonies for the most significant moments in community members’ lives is an honour, a privilege, and a pleasure.”